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| Colts-Patriots game draws big TV audience |
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11/06/2006 |
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| s with televisions in use at the time. Only three games in the last five years have produced higher ratings and all three involved the Colts. Last year's Pittsburgh-Indianapolis game drew a 14.8 rating, while the Manning Bowl between the Colts and New York Giants in Week 1 and last year's Colts-Pats game each had ratings of 14.3. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed with |
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| L.T. thrilled to meet Jim Brown |
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11/06/2006 |
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| , you know, struggling a little bit, staying the course in the game, and also the first time I've ever met Jim Brown. I will never forget the moment.'' With 828 yards, Tomlinson has pulled within two of the NFL's leading rusher, Tiki Barber of the New York Giants. The big difference between the two is Tomlinson has 12 TDs rushing and Barber only one. Tomlinson took over the league lead in yards from scrimmage with 1,151, six more than Larry Johnson of the division rival Chiefs. The Chargers' star back lead |
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| Warning: Football sideline can be dangerous |
Division I College Football |
11/06/2006 |
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| Woodson and Packers receiver Robert Brooks crashed into him. Haskell, now the Seattle Seahawks' offensive coordinator, was left with a fractured skull and bruised brain. Last year, former Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Tice sprained his knee when a New York Giants player was blocked into him during a punt return. He was looking the other way at the time. John Mackovic, Brown's predecessor at Texas, sustained a concussion in 1994 when Longhorn defensive end Tony Brackens ran into him. Mackovic said that sent |
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| Colts ready for another run as NFL's last unbeaten team |
NFL Football |
11/06/2006 |
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| ing football and we haven't played our best game yet.'' The Colts also have survived their most difficult stretch. They own road wins over nearly half of the league's division leaders - New England in the AFC East, Denver in the AFC West and the New York Giants in the NFC East - and they're 5-0 against last year's playoff teams. That kind of schedule doesn't lend itself to blowouts. A win over division rival Jacksonville, and the Jags' improbable loss to Houston, has also given the Colts a three-game lea |
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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: This week's powers are last week's flops |
NFL Football |
11/06/2006 |
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| of the year? The seventh-round pick from Hofstra or the second overall pick from Southern Cal. And Drew Brees, signed as a free agent, went 24-of-32 for 314 yards and three touchdowns. Who's second to Manning in the MVP race? Why not Brees? New York Giants 14, Houston 10: Mario Williams had another sack for the Texans and now has 4 1/2 in his last five games. Maybe the Texans weren't so dumb after all when they chose him No. 1 over Bush. Detroit 30, Atlanta 14: Michael Vick, seven TD passes in |
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| Strahan out 2 to 4 weeks with sprained foot |
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11/06/2006 |
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| p>``This is not an injury that requires surgery,'' trainer Ronnie Barnes said. ``Michael will be on crutches and in a boot for at least the next week. A reasonable timeframe for Michael's possible return would be anywhere from two to four weeks.'' New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin was not immediately available for comment. Giants players were off on Monday. Strahan was injured in the second quarter of the Giants 14-10 victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday. He limped off the field. ``Let's not get in |
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| Chargers at Broncos moved to Sunday night, Nov. 19 |
NFL Football |
11/06/2006 |
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| sion contract. Also, the Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys game has been switched from 1 p.m. EST to 4:15 p.m. EST. That game will be on CBS. The first game switched from Sunday afternoon to prime time is this weekend, when the Chicago Bears play at the New York Giants. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Bears lose perfect season to the Dolphins...again |
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11/06/2006 |
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| pair of catches and a TD for Chicago, which hadn't lost a home game since the setback to Cincinnati in Week 3 of the 2005 season. "No, we weren't doing that," said Jones referring to the Bears maybe looking ahead to next week's game against the 6-2 New York Giants. "They just played better than us. We weren't looking past the Dolphins by any means...We respect every team in the NFL. It doesn't matter who you are...We didn't look past them, they just came in and played better a real good game." "This is isn't |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, November 5, 2006) |
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11/06/2006 |
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| rn, LB A.J. Nicholson, LB Brian Simmons, C Rich Braham, T Levi Jones, WR Kelley Washington. Ravens - CB David Pittman, RB P.J. Daniels, CB Corey Ivy, RB Cory Ross, LB Dan Cody, G Ikechuku Ndukwe, WR Devard Darling, DE Dwan Edwards. HOUSTON TEXANS AT NEW YORK GIANTS, 1:00 P.M. (ET) Texans - QB David Anderson, RB Samkon Gado, LB Charlie Anderson, LB Kailee Wong, C Drew Hodgdon, OL Scott Jackson, DT Thomas Johnson. Giants - 3rd QB Tim Hasselbeck, WR Plaxico Burress, CB Sam Madison, LB Brandon Short, DE Osi Umenyi |
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| Giants' Strahan leaves game |
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11/05/2006 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan left Sunday's 14-10 win against the Houston Texans with a right foot injury. Strahan suffered the injury in the second quarter and did not return. X-rays taken came back negative. He had just one tackle and no sacks. For the year, Strahan has three sacks. New York was already playing with fellow Pro-Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora, who is nursing a hip flexor injury. Starting cornerback Sam Madison and linebacker Brandon Sho |
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